Topaz
Film1969121 min

Topaz

Taste attributes: dramathrillerhistoricalespionageunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Hitchcock takes you behind the actual headlines to expose the most explosive spy scandal of this century!"

Boxlist takeExpect an intricate, serious thriller, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 245 votes

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1969
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Taste scores
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